Internal strength is everything for the mind, body and spirit
Julie directed me to sit on the side of a massage table with the lower part of my legs hanging over the edge. The edge of the table felt snug against the back of my knees. “Now, flex your foot at the...
View ArticleRuth R. Olson
Ruth R. Olson, of Vernon, Utah, is celebrating her 95th birthday. She was born Jan. 10, 1922. Her posterity of more than 100 people wants to wish her a very happy birthday. She loves hearing from...
View ArticleDJ with a Cause
Car shows are about more than just shiny sheet metal, big engines and fast hot rods. Car guys are known for their charitable efforts as well. Tooele resident Dan Rouggly of Hot Rod Productions is proud...
View ArticleExpert snowplow drivers
Living in the county’s “Banana Belt” as we call Stansbury Park, I have seldom been concerned with snow removal from my cul-de-sac. This winter that beautiful snow kept falling and my former mobility...
View ArticleWorthwhile project
The Dec. 28 groundbreaking ceremony for Grantsville City’s new $3.6 million justice center was called a “milestone” by Grantsville Mayor Brent Marshall and a “momentous occasion” by Grantsville Police...
View ArticleDelinquent property tax list for 2016 grows to $2.4M
Late taxpayers in Tooele County owe a combined total of $2,396,712 in property taxes for 2016, according to Tooele County Treasurer Mike Jensen. As treasurer, Jensen is the tax collector for all...
View ArticleJury gives Tooele man guilty verdict in attempted murder case
The Tooele man charged with attempted murder in connection with a shot fired at the 7-11 convenience store at 975 N. Main St. in May was found guilty on all counts by a jury last week. Vernal George...
View ArticleThatcher schedules town hall meeting for this Thursday
Senator Daniel Thatcher is coming to town. Thatcher is hosting a pre-legislative session town hall meeting for Tooele County residents at Tooele Applied Technology College this Thursday at 7 p.m. “I’ve...
View ArticleGrantsville man flees police and crashes into brick wall
A report of a reckless driver turned into a destructive single-vehicle accident early Tuesday morning after the suspect fled Grantsville City police officers. According to Grantsville City Police...
View ArticleIndependent audit show city’s financial statements are ‘clean’
Tooele City’s financial standing is clean, according to an independent accounting agency. Randy Jensen from certified public accounting agency WSRP of Salt Lake City, reviewed the city’s annual audit...
View ArticleNew survey gives snapshot into county households
Tooele County households have a higher median income, but less people with a college education than other counties in the state, according to a new national survey. The U.S. Census Bureau’s American...
View ArticleJanuary Thaw
Tooele County’s weather the past few days has been like a box of chocolates — you never know what you’re going to get. Temperatures did not get above 28 degrees during the first four days of January...
View ArticleJury decides city owes $2.76M to sod farm
A jury in Third District Court decided last month Tooele City owes $2.76 million to a sod farm company that claimed the city wrongfully terminated a management lease and owed the business money to...
View ArticleIn 1967, Tooele High marching band performs at Rose Parade
The Tooele Transcript Bulletin has published Tooele County news since 1894. Here is a flashback of local front-page news from 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago that occurred during the second week of...
View ArticlePersonal honors were never a big deal for Coach Edwards
A 2010 photo of former Brigham Young University football coach LaVell Edwards, who died at the age of 86 last week at his home in Provo. About 36 years ago, I was taking a newswriting class at Brigham...
View ArticleGrantsville man appears in court on felony drug charges
A Grantsville man facing felony drug charges after he was arrested during a traffic stop on New Year’s Day in Tooele City made his first appearance in 3rd District Court on Tuesday. William Camacho...
View ArticleTooele man charged for stolen car and weapon possession
A Tooele man is facing felony charges in 3rd District Court in connection with a vehicle theft and weapon possession. Christopher Scott Lewis, 33, is charged with second-degree felony receiving a...
View ArticleSteadman’s celebrates 50 years of selling Hondas in Tooele
Steadman’s, a Tooele-based family-owned outdoor recreation retailer, has been selling Honda products in Tooele County for 50 years. Officials from American Honda Motor Company visited Steadman’s on...
View ArticleCredit union will officially change its name next week
It’s a new name, but the same owners and management, for HeritageWest Credit Union. Using the theme of the 60s song by The Turtles, “Happy Together,” HeritageWest Credit Union has adopted the name of...
View ArticleStansbury service agency discuss plans for lake weed removal
The Stansbury Park Service Agency board reviewed options for removing lake weeds cut by mowers during its meeting Wednesday evening. Stansbury Park Service Agency manager Randall Jones proposed using a...
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